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The vital work of caring for children and older adults has never been more apparent, nor more demanding, as during the Covid-19 pandemic. Recognizing this, the Carework Network recently urged the Biden-Harris administration to take action on the far-reaching care agenda outlined during Biden’s presidential campaign. The Network is an international group of researchers, policy experts and advocates with expertise in care work and caregiving, that includes both Associate Professor Emma Tsui and Assistant Professor Meredith Manze as members.
The letter to the administration offered three key policy recommendations for making care and caregiving central to the national agenda: 1) universal paid leave for anyone with caring responsibilities and anyone who requires care; 2) supporting and protecting care workers; and 3) recognition of childcare and schools as universal care centers. By implementing these recommendations, the organization believes that the Biden-Harris Administration will provide the necessary building blocks for creating the recommended robust care infrastructure for the future.
“Ensuring that all members of society are adequately cared for is essential to achieving health equity, and yet the work of care—both paid and unpaid–is typically invisible and deeply undervalued,” said Tsui and Manze. “We are thrilled to be part of the Network that developed these recommendations, and hope that the Biden-Harris administration will act on them swiftly.”
For those interested in learning more about the letter or joining the Carework Network, visit: careworknetworkresponds.com.
